"The action cannot be completed" error when you select many recipients in the Address Book of Outlook in Exchange Server 2016 and 2013

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Applies to: Exchange Server 2016Exchange Server 2013

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Symptoms

In a Microsoft Exchange Server 2016 or Exchange Server 2013 environment, you start the Outlook client in online mode. When you try to select more than about 30 recipients in the Address Book, Outlook generates the following error message: